Botox: Stories

Bottom line...Botox is poison and has no place in the human body. No matter what type of doctor administers the injections, there is always a risk of having adverse effects. The more Botox a person has, the higher the risk becomes. It is not only damaging to the muscles in the face, but eventually wrecks havoc with the entire body including the immune and nervous system. It is a toxic substance!!! Do not believe all the lies about it such as it's harmless and does not spread to other parts of the body, wears off after 3-4 months with no side effects etc, etc. It's all a load of bull.

I had a heavy brow after botox and spock eyebrows. I plucked off the eyebrows and drew them in. It lasted 6 weeks before there was good improvement and you could see the full extent of my eyelids. My provider only gave a low dose and was supposed to give me a top up. Certain people who raise their eyebrows a lot are not suitable for Botox. You need to see someone who really studies your facial movements and anatomy very carefully. I can never use Botox in my forehead because I will always have the same bad results.

Kimmyo, I'm sorry you had a bad experience. I sounds like your dose was too much and location was incorrect. You developed ptosis on the left, which would not happen if you were properly measured (yes measured, there are certain landmarks that help minimize this risk significantly) and if your dose was conservative. You injection on the right was likely the Allergan method overdone, resulting in "Fergie" (the singer) or Spock eyebrow. Although you can now say "Hollywood eyebrow" and everyone knows what it is. Unfortunately, plastic surgeons are not the best doctors to do this procedure, they tend to be too aggressive. The good news this is temporary, and hopefully it will not last 3 months. You will certainly see gradual improvement. The headache, in addition in change to degree in muscle tone/tension may be the result of continuous stress which this failed procedure caused you. I first practiced injecting Botox on my husband who is a doctor (I'm a doctor myself), and the results were amazing. I recommend you go to someone who's known for being conservative dose-wise with their injections and who's work you have seen in person. If the injection you get is not enough after 10-14 days, you can always inject more.